Are there driving bans for motorcycles on Sundays and public holidays? Thousands of drivers protested. Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs, Aiwanger, is against it - he does not want a “culture of prohibition”.
- The Federal Council is planning limited traffic bans for motorcyclists on Sundays and public holidays . That emerges from a resolution from May.
- The decision was made for reasons of noise protection , because in Bavaria motorcyclists are repeatedly traveling at too high speeds .
- Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) speaks out against a ban - he does not want a “culture of prohibition”.
Munich / Augsburg - motorcyclists race often with significantly high speed through the streets in Bavaria . As the engine revs up, the machines are very noisy. In May the Federal Council passed a resolution . It deals with restricted traffic bans on Sundays and public holidays. The action is intended to protect against noise . In Upper Bavaria there have been complaints about motorcycle noise for a long time .
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Georg Rainer Kitten , the mayor of Bayrischzell, said last year in Aying near Munich: "No more motorcycle racers and motorcycle noise in Bavarian congregations". The Federal Council was planning a blow to the volume. The motorcyclists announced protest rides . Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) is now against a ban . Otherwise he fears a culture of prohibition "where everything disturbs people".
Driving bans Bavaria: Aiwanger: "I don't want to forbid people to ride a motorcycle"
The municipalities in Bavaria complain of ever louder motorcycle noise . In Tyrol , an ordinance came into force at the beginning of June, according to which motorcycles that are louder than 95 decibels according to the license are no longer allowed to drive through the Ausserfern . The German Federal Council wants to go even further: The noise emission of newly registered two-wheelers is to be limited to 80 decibels . A complete ban on motorcycles on Sundays and public holidays is still under discussion in Bavaria. Aiwanger opposes it. “I don't want to forbid people to ride a motorcycle,” he said on Wednesday to the Augsburger Allgemeine. In a newspaper interview, the Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs also called for the introduction of a compulsory social year for everyone.
The occurrence of a traffic ban for motorcyclists who fears Economy Minister an emerging ban culture , complain to people about everything. "You don't have to regulate everything and you have to let all five be right," he said. "Otherwise a culture of prohibition creeps in, where people disturb everything, from the crowing rooster to the ringing of church bells".
Driving bans Bavaria: Scheuer does not want to implement the decision
According to the dpa , Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer (CSU) does not want to implement the decision of the regional chamber . The resolution stated that there was an urgent need for action for “temporary traffic bans on Sundays and public holidays”. Although Scheuer had already rejected the decision, the pressure on drivers and manufacturers is increasing. In Austria, motorcycles with a stationary noise of more than 95 decibels are no longer allowed to drive on five sections of the route in Tyrol since June 10 - no matter how loud they really are while driving. * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network.
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